重彩 (chóng) — thick-color painting technique (using layered mineral pigments in traditional Chinese art)
Definition
A traditional Chinese painting technique that uses thick, layered mineral pigments to produce vivid, saturated colors — usually paired with 工笔画 (meticulous gongbi style).
noun
thick-color painting technique (using layered mineral pigments in traditional Chinese art)
Examples
- 重彩，。Zhè fú huà yòng de shì chóng jì fǎ, yán sè fēi cháng xiān yàn.This painting uses the thick-color technique, so the colors are very vivid.
- 重彩。chóng Shì zhōng guó chuán tǒng gōng bǐ huà de zhòng yào biǎo xiàn shǒu duàn.Thick-color is an important expressive medium in traditional Chinese gongbi painting.
- 重彩。Tā zài zuò pǐn zhōng yòng le nóng mò chóng lái tū chū zhǔ tí.He used bold brushstrokes and vivid colors in his work to highlight the theme.
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